The banquet arranged by the emperor was held at noon, and only the distinguished guests from Northern Jin and the Xiao family arrived early. This was also a special arrangement made after consultation between the emperor and King Jing.
When the Xiao family arrived, they were first taken to a palace next to the imperial garden. They were not summoned to the emperor's audience until he had finished dealing with his business.
Just as the Xiao family was passing by the Imperial Garden on their way to see the emperor, a loud voice suddenly rang out.
"Are you from the Xiao family?"
Because the men had gone somewhere else, Qin was walking in front among the women. She was frightened by the sudden voice and took a few steps back, not knowing whether to respond or salute first.
"You are..." Tong Mingyu supported her mother-in-law and looked at a young man with luxurious clothes and extraordinary demeanor walking towards her. She guessed that even if he was not a prince, he must be a nobleman from some royal palace.
"Let me take a look at you first." The young man walked around the women of the Xiao family in a circle. Tong Mingyu subconsciously wanted to cover up Xiao Yao, but her attempt to cover up made the young man come to her side.
"I heard that your Xiao family has a beauty. Let me appreciate her."
You thought you were buying antiques? Appreciating them! Xiao Yao deeply felt that she and the royal family were born with different auras. As long as she was involved with their people and places, unexpected situations would always occur.
"Twelfth brother, why did you come to the Imperial Garden? Aunt, sisters-in-law, you are here. Ruyi is here, but where is Ping'an?" Princess Xiyue asked curiously. She had been busy with her marriage and entertaining her family these days. She hadn't seen the little beauty for a while. Although she didn't miss Xiao Yao as much as she missed her own peerless handsome man, she had never forgotten her!
"Your humble servant greets the princess." Xiao Yao walked out from behind Tong Mingyu with her head down. Princess Xiyue was on the list that gave her a headache. This person was not just a lustful person, she was also a person who ate both men and women, and she really didn't want to mess with her.
"The princess's mansion will be renovated soon, Silang... This princess has already asked someone to prepare a beautiful courtyard for you and Ruyi. Then we can chat and play together every day. Don't worry, Ping'an, just be patient and wait for a few more days. Our wish will come true soon." Xiyue said affectionately.
Who said they were going to live in the princess's mansion? Who was in a hurry? Xiao Yao looked at Princess Xiyue with disgust. She had seen people who were sentimental before, but it was rare to see someone as sentimental as the princess.
The twelfth prince Luo Yan knew his cousin very well. She would never be so gentle and kind to someone of ordinary appearance. Anyone who received such treatment must be a stunning beauty.
The moment Xiao Yao looked up, Luo Yan's gaze seemed like a torch that was lit at that moment, bursting with dazzling light. Then he narrowed his eyes, as if he was hurt by the strong light and needed to slowly adapt.
Over there, Princess Xiyue was gazing lovingly at the beautiful woman before her, who refused to meet his gaze. Here, Luo Yan had also come to his senses, feeling fortunate that his trip to Tianyu hadn't been in vain. He had already seen all sorts of beauties in the past few days, and now he had met a young but absolutely exquisite girl. It seemed that Tianyu was truly a wonderful place, a treasure trove of beauties. He must come often in the future to live up to his youth and the beauties, both seen and unseen, who were waiting to meet the Twelfth Prince.
"Are you the little girl from the Xiao family? What's your name?" Luo Yan put on a smile and asked in a rare friendly manner.
"The person next to you, Princess, is..." Tong Mingyu moved sideways to block her daughter, and also blocked Luo Yan's gaze.
"He is my cousin." Xiyue explained with a smile.
"I'm the twelfth prince of Northern Jin, the son of Concubine Jia, the emperor's most beloved youngest son, Luo Yan." Even as he submitted his resume in detail, Xiao Yao listened in silence.
"Greetings, Twelfth Prince." Several elder representatives of the Xiao family came over to pay their respects, while also blocking Xiao Yao tightly.
Do you think that this prince will give up if he can't see her? Why don't you go out and ask around? If this prince likes something or someone, there is no reason for her to escape. Xiao family, right? In view of the fact that we are going to become relatives, this prince will leave a place for the little beauty in his backyard.
"This little girl is liked by this prince. Please come with me when I return! For the sake of my cousin, I will not treat her unfairly." Luo Yan patted his chest and promised loyally.
The Xiao family was stunned. The prince spoke so arrogantly, without caring that this was Tianyu or the relationship between the two families. It was as if their own child was just an object and he could do whatever he wanted with him.
"Stop talking nonsense! Shut up!" Princess Xiyue quickly interrupted. She hadn't even married into the Xiao family yet! And her cousin was already trying to sabotage them. Did he want all of Beijin to return the way they came? Although she didn't interact with the Xiao family often, she knew that the little beauty held a very important position in the Xiao family. At least she was much more respected than herself, who hadn't even married yet. Her cousin wasn't here to see her off; he had come specifically to break off the engagement.
Seeing her mother shaking with anger and the rest of the people also looking unhappy, Xiao Yao felt guilty and walked out of the crowd in a few steps, glaring at Luo Yan.
"You have to find a place to talk nonsense. This is our Tianyu's palace. You are openly speaking nonsense to the families of Tianyu's ministers here. Aren't you disrespecting the dignity of our Tianyu and the royal family! What's more, your cousin will be my fourth aunt in the future. Do you think what you said is appropriate?" Xiao Yao stared at Luo Yan and said word by word.
"You are also good at speaking. Although this prince likes gentle women, I still look at you differently." The little beauty is different even when she is angry. Look at her eyes, they are different from others.
"I'll go help my junior sister." Mu Fengwu said angrily in the corridor not far away. At this moment, he was trying to push away Yun Yifan's grip and go to save the beauty.
In the past, the two Yun brothers would take action at the same time to stop Mu Fengwu. Today, Yun Yichen just stood there with a gloomy face and did not move, letting his cousin and Young Master Mu pull him there without any reaction.
"Junior sister will definitely not suffer any loss. When she really can't handle it, it won't be too late for us to leave." It is one thing for the Xiao family to conflict with the Prince of Northern Jin. It is another matter if the Prince of Tianyu, the Crown Prince and the Young Master of the Duke's Mansion fight against the Prince of Northern Jin together.
"We can't just watch our junior sister being humiliated by that man! Are we being worthy of the old man by doing this?" Mu Fengwu said indignantly.
"Have you ever seen Junior Sister suffer a loss?" Yun Yifan lowered his voice and said when he saw that Mu Fengwu was finally willing to calm down.
"But it's different this time. The person in front is clearly a lustful guy. The atmosphere in Northern Jin is really not good. First, a princess came all the way to our Tianyu to recruit a county lord, and now someone even more excessive has come. He actually set his eyes on our little junior sister who is still a budding flower. She is theirs, and my Xiaoqi is still waiting to marry my little junior sister! It will never be his turn!" Mu Fengwu expressed his dissatisfaction in a long speech.
"Junior sister..." Yun Yifan was worried about the Xiao family. After years of prosperity, Xiao Jingyan's family had finally settled down, but the young Xiao Yao immediately followed in her uncle's footsteps. According to the information he had, more than one family had started to miss her. This was because she seldom attended banquets and was not well known to people. He believed that when she grew up, the Xiao family's threshold would be in danger of being trampled down again.
He was so angry because of the old man, that must be it. Yun Yichen regained his composure after a long while, and found a barely plausible excuse for his inexplicable anger. He wanted to escape and stop watching, but his feet couldn't move an inch. Yun Yifan didn't know if he would beat up the Northern Jin prince if he continued to speak without restraint.
"Grandma, mother, let's go. His Majesty is waiting!" Xiao Yao couldn't believe that even after she said that, the other party still had the nerve to pester her.
"I can let you go today, but you'd better remember what I said just now. I'm going to take you." This little beauty is quite nice. She's not afraid of him, and she doesn't cry or make a fuss. What Luo Yan hates most is women who cry at the slightest thing. This one is exactly what he wants.
"The twelfth prince, right? Too much sand must have gone into your ears on the way to Tianyu! Can't you even understand what I'm saying? So what if you are the prince of Beijin? Don't forget that this is Tianyu. If you want to find a beauty, go to Beijin." Xiao Yao did not retreat but moved forward. She walked to a place two steps away from Luo Yan and then, while talking to Luo Yan, she stretched out her foot and stepped on the other's toes, not forgetting to crush him back and forth a few times.
After saying a few words, Xiao Yao quickly retreated, this time hiding behind Princess Xiyue.
Luo Yan, who realized it belatedly, jumped up and howled, his legs arched. Xiao Yuan walked to the small pavilion nearby, picked up a plate of melon seeds, and threw it at Luo Yan's head. Then, he kept complaining, "Why did you suddenly yell and scream? I was so scared that my hand was shaking, and I accidentally dropped it. If I hit you, you can't blame me."
Everyone present was dumbfounded. These two children were so brave that they actually dared to fight with a prince. Qin was so scared that she almost fainted. Only Yuan Yutong walked out of the queue calmly, came to her two children and protected them behind her. If the prince of Northern Jin dared to attack today, she would definitely make him pay.
Xiao Yao was certain that Princess Xiyue would protect her before she took action. She had gone through great lengths to marry her fourth uncle, and it made no sense for her not to be biased towards herself at this time and instead protect her cousin.
Xiao Yuan is a person who does what she thinks, and the consequences are completely out of the consideration of the second lady of the Xiao family.
"You...you..." Luo Yan, who had never been so embarrassed before, was so angry that he didn't know what to say. He didn't expect that there would be someone so courageous as to dare to challenge him. How could he swallow this?
Fortunately, she reacted quickly. Xiao Yao guessed that if she was still standing in front of Luo Yan, he might really attack her. It seems that it would be better to avoid provoking this guy in the future.
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